[Rhodes22-list] sailing sense #2 or something you already know

[stan]

dedicated to Dr. Krawitz (Paul to his fellow Rhodies) re pointing, to Rummy 
for reminding me and Ed and Dan and others for responding to my "Test".

I attempted this some time ago but it seems I had been excommunicated from 
the List for ignoring the don't tell code on my take on religion.  MM now 
has me back in temporary good standing but did not pass on the blocked 
message,  I sent it off List to John to post but he may not have received 
it.  I sent it off List to Rummy to post but it looks like he did not get it 
either so, having passed the "test",  I will try again:


Lee, I need a curious Rhodie to give my guess a try.

When Phil designed the boat he had no idea we would build it so good or
 that there would be a UPP on the transom or that owners would over stuff 
the lazaret and
 themselves, so it sits too low at the stern.

It is my guess that if the nose of the boat were lowered in the water:
    a)    The transom would come up leading to less turbulence (more speed)
    b)    The water line would increase leading to better wave formation 
(more speed)
    c)    The fin's center of effort would move slightly more forward 
leading to better helm (possibly more speed)
    d)    And pointing ability would improve.

Lee, try putting 200 pounds or more temporary ballast way forward in the V 
berth and then put your boat through all your double blind tests and call 
Dr. Krawitz in the morning.

One other TRICK, if you have the energy:

    The large spreader width on the Rhodes was designed to make using the 
shrouds as vertical life lines, when walking to the bow via the boat's cabin 
side decks, comfortable.    Drastically cut back the length of the spreader 
tubes.  This will allow better pointing using the full genoa, or any genoa 
size larger than can be used when switching to the secondary genoa jib sheet 
leads inside the upper shrouds.

Allow we proud parents an aside:  Now that we are all socialists I want to 
remind you that Cindy's book, "America's Bubble Economy" (Barnes and Noble) 
was right on the money.  You do not want to hear what the economists behind 
this book are predicting from here on ..............

ss